.50 Alaskan
The .50 Alaskan is a wildcat cartridge developed by Harold Johnson and Harold Fuller of the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska in the 1950s. Johnson based the cartridge on the .348 Winchester in order to create a rifle capable of handling the large bears in Alaska.
| .50 Alaskan | ||||||||||||||||
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Left to Right (line by line) .44 Magnum, .445 Super Magnum, .45 Colt, .454 Casull, .480 Ruger, .475 Maximum, .50 Action Express, .500 Linebaugh, .500 Maximum, .500 S&W Magnum, .50 Beowulf, .50 Alaskan | ||||||||||||||||
| Type | Rifle, Large game | |||||||||||||||
| Place of origin | United States | |||||||||||||||
| Production history | ||||||||||||||||
| Designer | Harold Johnson | |||||||||||||||
| Designed | early 1950s | |||||||||||||||
| Produced | 1952–present | |||||||||||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent case | .348 Winchester | |||||||||||||||
| Case type | Rimmed | |||||||||||||||
| Bullet diameter | .510 in (13.0 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Neck diameter | .536 in (13.6 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Base diameter | .553 in (14.0 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Rim diameter | .610 in (15.5 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Rim thickness | .070 in (1.8 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Case length | 2.10 in (53 mm) | |||||||||||||||
| Ballistic performance | ||||||||||||||||
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| Source(s): Hodgdon | ||||||||||||||||
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